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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11
I. Q. G. COLUMN.

L. VI W. Il OOLO W IN
Edited and Conducted by the Independent
Order of Good Templars.
Ifnow and then a preacher (?) leans
to the Rummies " you will doubt
less remember Judas.
Every christian woman in the
State of Tennessee is for prohibition.
A christian man for the liquor
traffic? tits a lible on the name!
Please ask this question until the
saloon is closed-who "a say my son
will not be a drunkard?
Lady of McMinnville, 81 smelt
liquor on a mans breath in church,"
O shame!
Drunk and disorderly," saloon
echoes.
Making brandy" yes, making
instruments to slay your poor fellow
men,.
"Look not upon the wine when it
is. red"i. e. after the juice of the
grape is distilled.
GA saloon in your town." "Yes."
But where is the blush Of shame and
self contempt? True voters don't
allow such.
Liuuor-murder and debauchery,
poverty and crime, anguish OF soul
and broken families.
No liquor-gentility and virtue,
wealth and safety, joy Of heart and
happy homes.
O, we penitentiaries! your horrid,
dismal cells are filled with men fresh
from the saloons.
Howl on, we poor pitiful maniac,
the liquor that destroyed your God
given mind is on its mission of vast
ing and woe to bring others to your
wailing mad house.
Prohibitionists are men who can
not be bought nor backed. Hear it
We politicians who expect to ride into
office on a liquor tide-hear it!
80 God! my boy! my boy!" was
the wall of a mother Is she beheld
the rope around the neck of her son.
"M-o-t-h-e-r"-and his whole frame
shook"
me here!" The trap was sprung.
His body dangled with the untwist-
ing rope-then his soul shrieked
from the gallows to the hell Of the
whisky ring.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

Voter, is every feeling of human
ity dead in you? Mo-! no! Try me.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

Drunk and disorderly," saloon
echoes.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

Making brandy" yes, making
instruments to slay your poor fellow
men,.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

In August last, a lady read about Shallen.
berger's Pills in the Arkansas Methodist,
wrote to DR.. Shallenberger, Rochester, Pa,
for a bottle, and this is what she says of the
medicine.
CHAMPAGNoLLE, ARK, Oct. %, 1856.
"Thanks to DR.. Shallenberger for the
Pills; they are just what he says they are.
My daughter had been suffering with chills
and fever for twelve months, in spite of all
the medicine ] could procure, but she has
not had a chill since taking the Pills, now
nearly three MONTHS MRS. JOHN TODD.
The most agreeable companion is
he who has experienced enough dis
appointments to take off the keen
edge of conceit.-Arkansas Traveller
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

"Look not upon the wine when it
is. red"i. e. after the juice of the
grape is distilled.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

GA saloon in your town." Yes"
But where is the blush Of shame and
self contempt? True voters don't
allow such.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

Prohibitionists are men who can
not be bought nor backed. Hear it
We politicians who expect to ride into
office on a liquor tide-hear it!
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

Howl on, We poor pitiful maniac,
the liquor that destroyed your God
given mind is on its mission of vast
ing and woe to bring others to your
wailing mad house.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

Liuuor-murder and debauchery,
poverty and crime, anguish of soul
and broken families.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

No liquor-gentility and virtue,
wealth and safety, joy of heart and
happy homes.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-11

o, We penitentiaries your horrid,
dismal cells are filled with men fresh
from the saloons.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05
THE END NOT YET.

The second rejection by the
Senate of Mr.. James 9 Matthews
TOR Recorder OF Deeds for the
District of Columbia, was a great
disappointment to the colored peo-
pie throughout the country.
Hundreds OF whom had appt aNed
to and petitloned the republican
Senate for their inhueh ce favorable
to Mr.. Matthews confirmation.
This second act of the republican
majority in the Senate has stirred
the colored people throughout the
country to an extent never here
tofore experienced in American
politics, in fact, has come nearer
solidifying them as race than
any question which has affecte d
them since the war. Leaving the
personality of Mr.. Matthews en-
tlrely out of the question and
looking upon the action, speech
etc, OF republicans like Ingalls,,
Chace and Hoar S representing
the republican majority OF the
Senate, we cannot but regard the
notice served upon colored men
that they have "no rights outside
of the republican party which the
republican, white leaders are
bound to respect" as an attempt
to enforce slavery in another form
upon the colored people north and
south. The interest in this mat
ter, by the colored people, has not
nor will it cease until the right OF
every Negro to act and vote with
the same liberty of conscience &C
corded white man is conceded.
This question is grave one affect
ing the rights of man, and one
that the Negro will keep alive by
the full blaze OF his intelligence
until even Senator ingalls, will be
ashamed of having applied the
words "monstroslty" and Gins
CRATE" to a colored man of intel!i-
genoe and moral worth who dared
to think and act for himself with
out asking the permission OF the
distinguished Senator from Kan-
sas. If Senator Ingalls, wants
home rule for the District of Co
lum5ia. let him and his colleagues
restore suffrage in the District OF
Columbia, which, in order to dis
franchise the Negro, they abolish
ed.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

and leave it. AS a foreteller of
events he was immense.
Among some of his wonderful feats
was that of telling the sex, color
etc, of children unborn. His
latest effort was crushing, and
that was an attempt to capture
Mrs. Langtry, the famous Jersey
Lilly. Now this Othello Ben
Bagby, did not use force, but re
lied solely for his conquest upon
his "good looks and winsome
ways" His first step was accom-
plished by securing the position as
bell boy at the hotel where this
famous beauty was stopping and
by artifce aided by rabbit foot
he succeeded In carrying to her
rooms pitcher of ice water, when
once in her presence this adDnis
tiattened, no. his foot for nature
relieved him of that, but his form
upon the floor and commenced
trothing at the mouth like other
animals under like icumstances
and only recovered his natural
self when the fair Lilly doused
him with the ice water which he
brought as pretext to mash this
famous beauty. AS maasher this
same Ben Bagby is a daisy, in
fact a darling, his efeninate walk
aud talk ranks him first class at a
s'drag;;" and the modulated tones
of his voice are suggestive OF the
best days of CIate Nixon well
known character in the City of
Brotherly Love who would take
you, go as you please, any evening
around Washington square tor a
- walk. Oh! Ben Bagby how
you have fallen from gra
Did YOU take to the woods. to
avoid providing for the faith rless
in wellock; WHY did you not
stand up like man and provide
out Of your abundance for bone of
your bone and flesh of your flesh?
Why waste 81 much space on
"Assology and Donkeyism' when
you could have more protitabIy
utilized it in enlightening your
many friends as to your manner
of escape from certain house Ill
Indianapolis through the chimney
as the Police entered the trout
door? Come Ben Bagby, call
home your Inherent lecturer on
"AssoIogy and Donkey ISM and
get more of the same kind, and
we promise to make it lively for
you.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05
DONKEYISM AND ASSOL-
OGY.

The acknowledged leadership
and accepted authority, by both
white and -coI9ged nress- thr0Hghr
matters of a national character
touching the interest of the col
ored people has naturally created
Jealousy on the part of a few OBJ
scure sheets, tie latest of which is
a pocket edition called the India
napolis Argus," which like the
management is top heavy. AS
we are known for our generosity
In aiding struggling enterprises
we make no charge fer the gratu-
itous send off we are about giving
this country sheet. Ben Bagby's
name adorns this minuet
paper, and who Ben Bagby is, is
not known outside the fact that he
is one of three Bagbys: the other
two Bagbys being pensioned on
the government and drawing sala-
ry under a democratic administra-
ton which he Ben Bagby assaiIs.
Now Ben Ragby has a constitu-
tional ailment, he was born tired,
in fact he is too honest to work
and too lazy to steal. lie sits so
much on his perch that not only
barnacles are attached to his brain
but he had to have the seat of his
pants nickel plated. He got off
however, about a week ago for
the purpose OF allowing a gentle
man to throw off the advance
sheets ofa new lecture on ''Assol-
ogy and Donkeyism,'' which he is
to deliver when invited throghout
the country. Ben Bagby swelled
with pompous plide at the mere
thought OF hera ding through his
pocket handkerchief anything, |
AN essay on "Assology and Don
keyism." Ben Bagby is charac-
ter, in TACT he is a celebrity, when
quite an infant he was so won
drously wise that he would climb
upon the pillow and ease his
cholic in manner so pleasing and
gratifying to his nurse that even
a sponge bath by that faithful
attendant was not necessary. As
Ben grew older his wisdom in
creased and at the age of ten be
was positively able to discrimi-
nate between soft ginger in
BOWL of punch and the original
article to be found in any well
regulated bed chamber. Ben
3agby at twenty five was Won
irous wise, his foresight as we'll
Is his hindsight was marvellous,
he could tell a creditor sight un-
een. and make himself CORE
pondingly scarce AS a talkist
lie was wonder, all he had to do
vas to wind up his mouth, 60 off
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05
THE PUBLIC PRINTERS RE.
PORT.

Public Printer Thomas E. Ben.
edict has submitted his report to
the Hon. John Sherman, president
of the Senate, pro tempore, ior
the fiscal year ending June 80,
'86. The report gives minute
particulars of the work executed
in his Office, the number of en-
ployes, &c. Mr.. Benedict states
that he assumed the office Sept.
13, last and found the office well
equipped In many respects, and its
vast machinery generally in intel>
ligent hands. This statement is
very gratifying to Mr.. Rounds
friends, who loved and appreciated
him. But, however, says Mr..
Benedict, one of the greatest de
iciencies is a lack of convenient
storage room, contiguous to the
main Office, which causes the rent
ing Of two store houses and rem
ders necessary the employment of
numerous draft conveyances and
teams, with an extra fierce of en-
ployes. to haul and rehaul printed
matter awaiting the bindery
which cannot be stored in the
main Office, owing 10 lack of room
and danger to the building. The
report isintelligently and systemat-
ically arranged and demonstrates
the fact that Mr.. B, nedict has a
thorough knowledge of the Office
and the printing business. He
also makes an important recon-
mendation to Congress, which if
passes, will greatly inure to the
benefit of the employees, that is
semi monthly payments He also
approves of the Is days leave of
absence and requests an appropri-
alton. We would suggest that
Congress Immediately approve
these important features in the
report of Mr.. Benedict as being
lust and beneficial to an over
worked class ofpeople.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

hotel room to hall and from hall 10
hotel room, then to the ears. ii ,
has no chance to learn. It's mys-
terry to me that he knows as much
as he does"
ssDo you think the colOred man
superior to the white, in musicw
"Music is the black mans forte.
Naturally / do," said Mr.. Smith.
At this junction we changed
cars for Uniontown.-Republican
Standard.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05
BLIND TOM.
NOT SO DUMB AS HIS MANAGER
MAKES OUT.

MAKES OUT.
While going to Brownsville Sat
urday morning, Jan. s, 1887,
noticed cOlored gentleman in
earnest conversation with "Blind
Tom" On Monday morning, com
ing to UniontOwn and seeing this
same gentleman on the train, the
following conversation occurred
"GoOd morning, sir"
"Good morning.
81 noticed you talking with Blind
Tom. Could he understand all YOU
said to him -
"Every word, Sir.n
"May | ask your name?n
rs. r. Smith is my name.n
"What is your occupation, Mr..
Smith ?"
81 am teaching school in Union
town."
II have heard it said that Tom
can only repeat sounds heard.
Will you please repeat some of
your conversation ~
"Certainly, sir. Ispoke to Tom.
tom, do you recognize my voice p
[ was introduced the night before
to Tom.) Mr.. Smith, he said
Tom, do you love to play the pi-
ano" Yes, sir DO you ever get
tired p No, sir DO you ever get
sick? p No, sir.n
"Then | did not speak to him for
some time and he amused himself
by initiating the calling of stations,
whistles, etc., in exact unison but
in a low tone. He then whiStled
the prettiest polka in two keys
that ever heard. Tom said that's
a polka. Do you think you can
play it" to which | replied, soh,
yes, have some knowledge of
music Tom said it's in A. sDoes
Your piano ever get out of tune?'
Yes, sir is it hard to tunen Yes,
Sir, it is difficult to tune We'll.
1t must be well stayed, stayed well.
stayed up well or it will not stand
How did they treat you while in
very well. l long to 90
back in the spring.
81 cannot think of half we said.
but when we ran OH the bridge THAI
spans the river | said, Tom, where
are we now ? Crossing a river and
when the engine reversed for West
Bronsviile | said, what way are
we RUNNING now, Tom?' We are
backing, backing up to Browns
ville.' Tom, can you see any?'
Yes, sir, | can see to go alone.'n
'Then, Mr.. Smith, the writer
asked, ''you think that Tom is
capable of holding conversation
and that he understands what Won
say to him?' Eyes, sir, and RI
irmly believe that if he had a
chance to learn he could converse
On the topics Of the day. Think
or minute! he only goes from
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

satisfy and will often leave Won :,
the mercy of your enemies. "
The assistant principal OF tbo
High school is the boss of tba
situation.
Robert Thompkins is true to
his friends, men who are trpe s.,
not false.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

The duty of the colored people
is to 60 and act with that political
party wherein they conceive their
best interests will be served"
Extract from speech made by
Fred'k. Douglass in the Academy
of music In the city of Philadel-
phia in 1871 Immediately alter
the adoption of the 18th Amend
ment,
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05
THEY SAY THAT,

The High school will be reor-
ganized.
Three different pronUnciations
of Latin are marvellous.
The children are puzzled which
to accept.
An immediate relief should be
rendered.
Cold halls are injurious to
tv."e hos. New jani.ors are
needed.
Prof. Montgomery read on
Socrates as a teacher before 40
people at the Bethel Literary last
Tuesday.
They tly returned tie rebuke
the Prof. gave them a few weeks
ago.
The Philomathian is the Peo-
ple's literary and the most popular
In the world.
DIR. Francis is making a good
trustee.
lie is young but he will take
the cake after awhile.
An honest man will not show
his teeth when he greets you.
Those who have no lips are ex
cused.
The editor of the BEE is a cari-
dldate for Recorder of Deeds. It'll
ls a SANDER On the Lords an
nointed.
Men more ambitious should re-
celye the appointment.
The editor of the BEE is not |
A deeeitful man is a dangerous
All men are not deceitful hence
all men are nol dangerous.
The broker on 9Th st. has let,
ter OF the Recorders which, he is
showing.
He should publish it and the
people would be more inclined to
believe it.
A few months ago he was for
Matth ews.
Men who are honest I'm their
don't do mean things
o the detriment of those in dis
ress.
We should frat know whether a
nan Is guilty of what is charged
lgalnst him before we condemn
lim.
All men are supposed to be In
locent until they are proven guilty.
. Never give up an old friend for
new one.
New friends often prove treach-
rous, but we know what old ones
ave done.
Ii You have an old friend keep
lim, because new ones are hard to !
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

Among the candidates for Re
corder of Deeds are w. II. Smith,
Librarian at the Capitol; james
III. Smith, attorney at law; DIR.
jerome r. Riley, James I'll.
Wormley, Rev. w. Wilson, for
merly editor of the Baltimore
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

found wanting" We are a part
and a parcel of this government.
We want representation in the ma
tional government, and the senate
should have given it in the cOnnr-
nation of Matthews.
HEWING TO THE LINE.
New York City. IN. w. New
York Freeman The peculiar
views of Senator Ingalls,, as enun-
ciated i'm the Matthews case, and
apparently endorsed by his Repub-
lican colleagues in the Senate, that
cnlored men have no right to be
Democrats or to hold office under
Democratic administration,
promise to give the party more
trouble than Senator Ingalls, count
ed upon. The Southern Leader
speaks out as follows:
''If Ingalls, voices the sentiment
of organized Republicanism, the
time may not be far distant when
the Cleveland Democrats and the
Republican Mugwumps will have
to lead the cause of the Negro as
an absolute freeman and citizen.
Cleveland means office for the
Negro, be he Democrat or Repnb-
lican Blaine means office for Re-
publican Negroes only. Is this to
be the issue in 1882
We deny the right OF any man
or party to dictate to us the views
we shall hold on any question, be
it religious or political. Who gave
Senator Ingalls,, or any other man,
authority as censor of the politics
of cOlOred voters?
We stand to day, as we have al
ways stood, for race rights first,
last and all the time, and we ven
ture the prediction that before the
contest is decided every colOred
paper in the Union will stand on
this race question where we have
stood for six years.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

Ex,Register B. K. Bruce is
meeting with great success In she
lecture field. His engagements
are numerous.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

1t is now an established fact
that harmony will prevail on the
18th day of April, the 25th ANN
versary of the emancipation OF
slaves in the district of Columbia.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

In another column will be seen
q letter from an Indiana paper, In
reply to Mr.. Douglass.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

IF you want live paper read
the BEE
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

Subscribers are requested to pay
up.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

We want 10000 subscribers by
the middle Of next year.
The Washington bee., 1887-02-05

snecisI notices 50 cents each. Ten lines con
titute an inch.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
TattOoing with q Capital ID"

The house committee has at last taken uu
the favorite idea among army men of punish
ing desertion, and has recommended tattoo
ing "Don't call it branding" said Gen.
Bragg, speaking Of the suggestion mo
civilized nation used to brand human being.
1t is bad enough to brand cattle. We recon-
mend tattooing This is practice that some
men, sailors in particular, engage in for pure
delight. don't see why it should not prove
a good means Of punishment. The army
officers who study this question Of desertion
if he deserts. he is already branded, or in
delibly marked, and can be identified, and if
he goes swimming can be detected. The
English used to brand, and later have tat
tooed a big D. ON the deserter's hip. For q
time it was put on the left breast We think
1t should be put on the back between the
shoulder blades. You see, mere tattooing
would do no good if it is where the deserter
can get at it and tattoo some device over or
around the big 80 to obliterate it. We have
begun small, so as not to excite too much
virtuous indignation. Our d il to be only
an inch long. It ought to be two feet on one
man. He has deserted seventeen times. The
fact Is, some men prefer a well kept mill
tary prison to garrison life II congress
should pass this tatooing law it would require
about five pounds Of India ink SO supply the
army annually. There are about 700 deser-
lions annually, an average, you see, Of about
two tattooings day, Sundays included n
W ashington Cor. New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
London RepOrtorfal Enterpri,e.

The London Times has not often of late dis.
tinguished itself by enterprise in getting
news, but there is no doubt of its power to
keep or intelligence away from its rivals.
Loro Idolph Churchill's resignation, an
nounced exclusively by 1.-THE Thunderer," is a
late example The young statesman drove
into Printing House square shortly after II
O'Clock al night and asked to see the editor
He was lodged with him for nearly an hour,
at the end of which time, 10, as Mr. Black
says in his novels, a strange thing happened.
As soon Lord Randolph had been seen OFF
the premises an order was issued to lock every
door. back and front, and take tie keys to the
editors room. Dispatches, as they arrived
through the night, were taken in at q window
in the courtyard Not a soul, from the editor
to the printers devil, was permitted TO leav.
the premises on any pre:ext whatever. For
some hours mystery and CONSERVATION
brooded over the establishment. The secret
was till 2 O'Clock in the morning locked in
the breasts Of the editor and two leader
writers. The paragraph announcing the
resignation, and the articles commenting
thereon, were written and held back 70 the
last moment But even then, the hour being
one at which other papers had gone to press.
the doors were still locked, and il was not tall
the paper had gone 10 press that the doom
were unlocked-New York Tribune
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
Too Young to Tell the Time.

A young man recently returned home to
bis faithful and wakeful spouse 50 near day
break that you might call it early in the
morning.
my dear, how late you are tonight
Where in the world have you beent" was
the greeting be received from his benight-
gowned wife as he shufflei upstairs
Late, (hic) 'Tishn't late. What maksh
you thic) shink slater"
"Why. the chickens are growing Don't
you hear:''
ssShick'ns, Shpring Chic. shicks. They
don't lhic) know what time ask '-Coium-
bus Dispatch
Aa-lIfy " ard pecz,aer saa1 20 rniiaueapnia
reporter the ether day: Holmes, Longwel
and Whittier are all that remain Of the aboli-
ton party Of the past As for myself, found
the British people had the most absurd idea
Of the Importance Of my work in the cause OF
the emancipation OK the slave Ny servioa
in that matter were always dweit upon At
length By those who introduced me when ]
lectured l finally gos to believe that two
people were alone responsible for the enamel
patton Of the colored people was che, and
my sister. Ma Harriet Beecher Stowe. No.
- oehM.7
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
Acting Under Trying circumstances

Denman Thompson, the well known I'D
morous actor, performed in Philadelphia one
evening under most trying circumstances
He had been greatly worried over the news
Of the illness of his much beloved little 5-year-
old granddaughter in New York city, but a
telegram in the afternoon brought tidings of
her improvement. After the curtain was
about to rise, however, a later message an
nouncing the child's death was handed to
him and almost Frustrated him with grief
Speaking Of it, with tears in his ewes, Mr.
Thompson said: THE curtain was rising, ths
audience waiting, and with IA heart heavy
with grief | hid my sorrow, acted my part,
and the audience never knew what that
nights work cost me. There are times when
an actor has to act iii more senses than one
His audience must be satisfied His SORROWS
are his own, not theirs. A good actor can
dissinlulate under any circumstances. / got
my first lesson years ago, when my bog lay
lay dead at home and was feigning hilarity
on The stage,"-New Orleans Times Demo